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. 2019 Aug 27;10:1053. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2019.01053

TABLE 4.

Mean (± SE) total sugar of Ophraella communa male adults when eggs, larvae, pupae, and adults were exposed to thermal stress, i.e., 28 (control), 40, 42, and 44°C, for 3 h each day for 3, 5, 5, and 5 days, respectively (by stage).

Temperature (°C) Total sugar content (ug/mg fresh weight)
Eggs Larvae Pupae Adults
28 20.8 ± 0.3c, AB 18.6 ± 0.5c, B  22.3 ± 0.5ab, A 21.5 ± 1.1b, A
40 24.8 ± 0.8b, AB 24.0 ± 0.8b, B 21.3 ± 2.7b, B 31.9 ± 1.4a, A
42 26.3 ± 1.1b, A 27.2 ± 1.2b, A 29.8 ± 1.4a, A 28.5 ± 0.6a, A
44 31.5 ± 1.7a, A 32.2 ± 1.5a, A 18.4 ± 1.3b, B 17.5 ± 0.6b, B

Values within the same column followed by different lowercase or uppercase letters within the same row are statistically different (Tukey’s HSD test, P < 0.05).